At The Therapy Garden, we provide a clear path to better communication for your child. For children facing challenges with speech sounds, language delays, stuttering, or social communication, we deliver evidence-based, play-centered therapy that makes a real-world difference. We are dedicated to helping your child achieve their milestones with dignity and respect.
We serve clients in-home and in the community across Monmouth County, including Hazlet, Holmdel, Middletown, and beyond , with flexible scheduling options.
Helping children master speech sounds and build the essential skills to express their wants, needs, and ideas. Our therapy focuses on clear articulation and robust language comprehension and expression, setting the foundation for academic and social success.
For children who need support with the social side of communication, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We help children understand non-verbal cues, engage in back-and-forth conversation, and build meaningful peer relationships.
If your child is struggling with stuttering, our therapists provide targeted interventions in a supportive environment. We work to improve speaking fluency and, most importantly, build confidence as a communicator.
Difficulty swallowing or extreme “picky eating” can impact health and family mealtimes. We provide comprehensive evaluations and therapy to ensure your child can eat and drink safely and enjoyably, developing personalized strategies for sensory challenges and oral-motor skills.
We’re ready when you are. Take the first step with a compassionate, professional, and confidential consultation.
Alena Kumta MS, OTR/L is joyfully invested in supporting individuals & families in transforming —development, meaningful participation, confidence and connection —through play, child/individual-led interests, connection/shared joy, and seeing/embracing/supporting individual strengths & differences.
Alena has held a wide range of roles as an OT including mental health, early childhood intensive mental health, school-based, nature-based, early intervention, home health, inpatient, and outpatient/clinic based care. Alena has her masters in Occupational Therapy from Stockton University and a BFA in Fine Arts from School of Visual Arts NYC.
Alena has advanced training in; DIR Floortime (proficient provider), emotional regulation, trauma informed care & ACEs, social emotional learning, sensory integration, feeding therapy, pediatric pelvic health, nature based therapy, and continues to learn and grow her skills.
When she’s not enjoying her work as an OT- Alena is spending time with her dog-Violet, being in nature, playing in the garden, foraging, making art, getting movement, helping at Ceto Coffee Roasters, and learning new things!